Month / Year built
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Month / Year built
Can someone please tell me how to go about finding what month/year your engine was built? I recently bought a 19 and I've been reading the threads about oil sumping and how engines built after May 19 should be good to go. Is it a part of the VIN?
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As I read the OP question it was the date the ENGINE was built. I'm pretty sure the date stamped on the downtube is the date the bike was finished being assembled, tested, and loaded into a crate for shipment.
The engines are built in a separate facility in Milwaukee. The final assembly of the full motorcycle is in PA.
The engines are built in a separate facility in Milwaukee. The final assembly of the full motorcycle is in PA.
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As I read the OP question it was the date the ENGINE was built. I'm pretty sure the date stamped on the downtube is the date the bike was finished being assembled, tested, and loaded into a crate for shipment.
The engines are built in a separate facility in Milwaukee. The final assembly of the full motorcycle is in PA.
The engines are built in a separate facility in Milwaukee. The final assembly of the full motorcycle is in PA.
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1st 4 (1931) look like a date code....31st week of 2019 which would get you into Aug 2019...are the last 6 numbers any relation to the last 6 numbers of your VIN?